and maybe my voice will be heard back to bring to our last seeking justice for the victims of the size this week on d. w. the, this is the w news coming to life for a live wanted for a large war crimes. the international criminal court issues arrest warrants for leaders of both israel and how months is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and forward defense for this are you i've got are charged with directing attacks on civilian populations and using starvation as a weapon of war. also coming up anguish for the families of illegal minors. stuff deep under ground and a stand off with the south african police. the government has promised to launch what it calls a rescue mission, but it's been slow to uh the

law and terry martin. good to have you with us. the international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and former defense minister you. i've got a lot. they are accused of war crimes and gaza crimes against humanity. the court also issued a warrant for the head of a mouse is armed wing mohammed death over the attack on october 7th. last year. the israel claims depth was killed in an air strike. this debt on the other list of the international criminal court is strongly prime minister benjamin netanyahu and former defense minister you off go on. both are judge, be directed a tax on civilian populations and using starvation as a bip and a for nathan. yeah. how describe the move in december, dick? the truth is simple. no more is more just then the war that as well as been waging

and gaza after her mazda attacked his unprovoked to launch the launching the worst massacre that goes to jewish people since the holocaust. that if he charges for met with outreach in history, this doesn't really have any validity the time. yahoo! and these really defense for so doing their very, very, very best for the state of israel always. but these are not the walgreens, coordinating or any other state would have done it and was also to go and in wart on ga, so beautiful skepticism. as bob, jeanette, we, the palestinian peoples, the majority of our community. how does it feel we cannot place much trust in the international criminal court who we've enjoyed voice messages and grief and pain because of netanyahu? jeanette w. y, you know, i'm the, have the experience of showing us that these quotes are being established mainly to

enforce arguments and laws on weekend countries. you know what i mean? how far out of the world very far keep me for a heads enough for me. it's clear that these charges will never be enforced because no mentions in favor of the palestinian people are ever implemented. decisions against the palestinian people are immediately put into action. while those in favor of the palestinian cause are impossible to enforce in it. what's the head in, is trying to have the ticket, the court suit distinction, and denies committing work games and god. so the united states has also expressed deep concerns over the court's decision. we fundamentally reject the court's decision to issue a risk lawrence for senior israel officials. we remain deeply concerned by the prosecutors rushed to seek arrest warrants and the troubling process errors that led to this decision. the night that strikes north of us are members of the icy c. it is, however, backed by $124.00 sickness states, including all nations belonging to the go to can union. so

a 5th board as but you stop diplomats reminded or 27 member countries of the duty to abide by the court ruling. this decision is a binding decision on all state. all the states bought a dish of the court which include on members of the union on binding this lemon. discard this is it strikes the domain by his face. he will not be the dog until it strikes what objectives are met and join him, you know, and the studio for more is our middle east atall is shawnie rose on his johnny. what are the chances that we will see benjamin that took nothing. yahoo stan trial and they probably sent in on the fact is that the, the court cannot enforce any of the people to come in front. you know, an appeal in front of the court. it's the court is depending on the ability of the members state,

the 124 member states to bring forth those who have the rest warrant standing against them like events. and you know, that would include from that to now most relevant, the, most of the european countries that are signatories to this, to this, to the, to the court and are part of the court and said they will oblige. but we have to keep in mind the most important ally of israel and the us is not part of the courts . and it's, you know, is technically free to still travel through us. so we could have many complications if he needs to have a layover or any technical needs require some just stopping us. he might be subjected to being arrested. of course, even if he travels to the us, which i suspect you would want to do as soon after a trump uh, you know, that trump screen aggravation a he would probably, you know, the backlash, you know? because the moral standing of this decision is nothing to be, you know, deliver, this has and means for many people around the world, even have come under the governments themselves to not comply. but there's also possibilities of, you know, implications in the sense that governments that have domestic rules,

that limit their ability to sell weapons. any country that might, you know, be involved in more crimes or such atrocities. you know, that would backfire against israel. and the 3rd thing that could happen is that we will see more investigations, interest of lower ranking people in israel, in the military, in the us and so on. and that will, can be maybe a snowball that would kind of, you know, make israel is basically pariah wherever they go. well, this decision by the court has captured the world's attention. international reaction is mixed up over the ice age. these arrest warrants less listening to whole countries and officials are responding icons. now you can live with national european and international laws, and we are now examining exactly what this means for us in terms of national implementation. secretary respects the work and the independence of the international criminal court. and i really do that for the news. the for the people to do that, the size and the efforts to, to,

to reach to justice and the accountability to the crime is committed. that gives them a method and advanced yes. just this sometimes take much longer than bullets, some bumps, but at the end of the day, we have reached the point of flawed its own job. interesting is the palestinian people deserve justice, says legal institutions exist to hold people accountable and to meet the requirements of justice. and therefore this decision must be treated with respect either. right? so a lot of talk about justice by some what tell us more about israel's reaction to the courses as well? most of the opposition, even though to the far more to the less than that to me, i would stand with him. the feeling is that the, the court stepped too far and there was a lot of criticism. you know, the court also initiated an arrest warrant against one of her mazda is leaders. and for that, you know, maybe trying to look on biased, but the way is really see it is that you put us in the same mind with, you know, with the most hit haney is,

couldn't eat any discounts that have been committed by him us by there you know, it image them, a tourist organization and we put at this the same lock with them. what do you try to say about as well? and it's, you know, and it's legal, democratic standing. so that was kind of backfired against the court when it comes to most of these really responds, there are some on the left the, you know, criticizing that to me out. but not only that to me out, but the, the fact that it need to know his fail so far to start any bill investigation into the war. and by that allowing the court to feel that if there's a vacuum, that the court can step into and does have jurisdiction for the court. because in cases where they are, the, the court trusts the local authorities make, you know, their own decisions and have so serious investigations the court steps back. so some of could, the criticism come from that. it's also part of the cry for that to me. how to move forward with some sort of serious investigations over this war. all the, the allegations are very serious. these charges were talking crimes against humanity, war crimes, deliberately targeting civilians using starvation as

a weapon of war. is this ruling by the court likely to have any impact on the war? well, if you ask is really, they will tell you, we've never seen other countries who have given so much support in health and humanitarian aid to people that they fight while they're still fighting them. so in changing course would be for israel basically admitting wrong doing which is something is really isn't very far from being at a i don't see how this would have any implications on the ground unless we will start seeing the secondary effect of weapons. and margot and, you know, international pressure coming back at israel, but they needed steps on the ground will probably not have any, any changes. shelly, thank you very much. our middle east angle is shown here. also let's catch up on a few other stories making headlines today. president vladimir putin of russia says his country has attacked ukraine with a new type of mid range, ballistic missile. and retaliation for strikes by keep using weapons supplied by his western allies for the and also born must go,

could hit any country who is missiles are used against russia. germany's social democrats will formerly nominate all of schultz to run for a 2nd term. is chancellor at a meeting on monday is comes after defense minister and potential arrival or as the story is and l. c would not run for chancellor in the upcoming elections. this ends weeks of speculation. the un climate conference and that's about john remains deadlock test the talk center, their final hours delegates are struggling to agree on a new deal on climate financing. after an earlier draft was projected china and india are leading calls for welding nations to provide more than a trillion dollars in climate financing every year. now to south africa where hundreds of illegal minors are, so it'd be hold up in, in the band and goldmine for a 3rd week. police had cut off food supplies to force them out, but after so syllables after a civil society group went to court. they now started sending down packets of food

. more and more worried relatives have gathered up the shaft or the bind as they wait for a so called rescue mission to get underway. diane hucker reports from steel, fontaine, the tiers of anguish from a mother and wife. nosy point to these 2 sons and husband are among the legal mine is currently trapped underground. the last time they received food was on sack. today. the best, the main thing we're asking the government for is to send them food. they need food to survive on the ground. if they don't eat, how will they stay alive? how will they suffice? for the last friday, the south african government announced it was planning

a risk emission bucks a week later. these been little movement and little explanation about what is causing the delay. so i won't give the exact timeframe, but something will be done and something is being done. so people must just be patient, give us time. so if you are able to do the of them it police say those involved in the legal mining operations should be prosecuted. and that's why they initially blocked shots entrances and food supplies. from reaching those underground enough. volunteers have pulled 11 people out from the school fontaine mine so far using ropes and police to bring them to the surface. i ended up being is one of those re skewed in this way. he says those lift underground of feeding the fix of the police located one thing i called upon to, to perform from long as if,

when i was rescued. some under the people that were left behind were in bad shape. bicycle seems they were in very bad shape, not into the cold because i buy some of them in rome, medication and i'd run out because the police had closed off all communication with those above ground. and i'm taking this 6 weeks. so there was no food left. is me run out of water for me. say some people were very weak, you know, made me save many people from towns around disuse. mine's rely on the legal mining to get by many a form of mine workers who no way to find the gold. so single binders is missing it by one means we try our hardest to get jobs in the formal sector. but because there are too few jobs in south africa, we end up living this life of a legal binding c. c. in delta. it's not something we want to do. it's not that

circumstances have pushed us in this direction to see what is push it out. of to spending 2 months underground. okay. yeah. and almost not making it out of our skin . this simple question has been risking. would you go back on the ground? so i'm a little light to what it, what i'm going to, but i see it if the police operation stops and they allow us to go back by that we'll see about it. if they say they won't arrest us and let us work by safeguards on, i would go back immediately. we'll just have bins. then i'm, we're no one. what was the police say they've detained? 15000 legal minus since december 2023. and those numbers cheap. growing, assigned that many people are willing to risk, did under risk for a chance to survive. you're watching dw news up next and aspiring kurdish pop star in turkey is campaigning against spermicide after barely escaping with our own life. that's a documentary coming up after a short break. of course,

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